Nirmala Gopal

409 citations
36 papers · 243 indexed · h-index 11
Topics
Legal Issues in South Africa (5 papers)South African History and Culture (3 papers)Policing Practices and Perceptions (3 papers)

In The Last Decade

Nirmala Gopal

32 papers receiving 219 citations

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Nirmala Gopal
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  • Education 104
  • Sociology and Political Science 68
  • Social Psychology 42
  • Clinical Psychology 34
  • Political Science and International Relations 25
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All Works

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Twenty-one years 'traversed' : how does the public perceive South African Police Service delivery?
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Gatekeeping : an obstacle to criminological research with Indian youth drug users in Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal
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‘They call us Makwerekweres’ : foreign learners speak out against xenophobia.
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Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management Emerald Article: "Exploring the Public Parameter of Police Integrity"
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The impact of community violence on learners : a study of a school in the Swayimana rural area
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The guardians of safety and security : police perceptions of the causes of misconduct within the Grahamstown policing area
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What Mathematics Learners Say About the New South African Curriculum Reform.
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Interrogating inclusionary and exclusionary practices : learners of war and flight.
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About Nirmala Gopal

Nirmala Gopal is a scholar working on Toxicology, Law and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 36 papers that have together received 243 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Legal Issues in South Africa (5 papers), South African History and Culture (3 papers) and Policing Practices and Perceptions (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Chemical Health and Safety (3 citations), Education (104 citations) and Human Factors and Ergonomics (7 citations). Nirmala Gopal has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Brij Maharaj, Tricia Naicker, Steven Collings, Sooraj Baijnath, Hendrik G. Kruger, Julian Buchanan, Stephen T. Wilson, Thavendran Govender, Renuka Vithal and Sanil D. Singh. Their work appears in journals such as Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, ACS Omega and Addiction Biology.

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